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Crime Victims’ Perceptions of Police Behavior, Legitimacy, and Cooperation: A Review of the Literature
Victims & Offenders (2016)
  • Nathalie-Sharon N. Koster, Leiden University
  • Karlijn F. Kuijpers, University of Missouri–St. Louis
  • Maarten J. J. Kunst, Leiden University
  • Joanne P. Van der Leun, Leiden University
Abstract
According to Tyler’s theoretical framework, police officers can motivate cooperation among citizens during direct interactions by using fair procedures and by showing how the police perform their job in combating crime. By conducting a systematic literature review, prior research was examined to see whether perceptions of procedural justice and police performance result in higher levels of perceived legitimacy of the police institution, and in turn whether this perceived legitimacy stimulates cooperative behavior among crime victims specifically. Results of the 15 included studies indicate that partial support for the applicability of this framework on crime victims was found. However, none of the included studies tested all relationships within the framework simultaneously among crime victims; they typically focused only on one of the interrelationships between the frameworks’ key concepts. Implications for future research and police practice are discussed.
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Publication Date
July 2, 2016
DOI
10.1080/15564886.2015.1065532
Citation Information
Nathalie-Sharon N. Koster, Karlijn F. Kuijpers, Maarten J. J. Kunst and Joanne P. Van der Leun. "Crime Victims’ Perceptions of Police Behavior, Legitimacy, and Cooperation: A Review of the Literature" Victims & Offenders Vol. 11 Iss. 3 (2016) p. 392 - 435
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/karlijn-kuijpers/1/